FOUNTAIN – For the first time in state history, CHSAA crowned boys volleyball state champions for two classifications. Eaglecrest avenged an earlier loss to Littleton Public Schools to capture the Class 5A title while Regis Groff dropped just one set all weekend to win the 4A crown.

With three days of tournament play, below is a complete hub for each tournament featuring the championship coverage stories as well as photo galleries from Brian Livergood and Andrew Rydland.

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Class 5A

(Brian Livergood Photography)

FOUNTAIN – Simple thoughts went through Ashton Bond’s head as he spun the ball in his hand.

With a serve for the state title he wasn’t bogged down by technical details. The Eaglecrest junior outside hitter ignored any creeping doubt. After all, a few of his serves didn’t clear the net and after each unforced error, he looked at his teammates, his wrist and pointed to his chest in apology.

As he tossed it up, “hit it hard and prayed it goes in,” was the plan. The sage advice he heard in an interview with BYU senior Keoni Thiim paid off as the return sailed out of bounds as Eaglecrest secured its first Class 5A state title with a 19-25, 25-23, 25-19 and 27-25 win over Littleton Public Schools on Saturday at Trojan Arena in Fountain.

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Class 4A

(Andrew Rydland/AndrewRydlandPhotography.com)

More often than not, history is written by the winners.

And for the first time in school history, Regis Groff is a winner. The Fusion survived a tough first set and then maintained control to beat Pueblo South 30-28, 25-18, 25-19 to capture the first-ever Class 4A boys volleyball championship.

It’s also the first team state championship in Regis Groff history. And the volleyball team hopes this can be a beacon for the other programs to achieve their championship dreams.

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